Obituary of Marie E. Graham

Marie Graham (nee Milligan), 80 of Collings Lakes passed away on April 2, 2012 at Kennedy Health Systems in Washington Township surrounded by her loving family. Marie was born on February 22, 1932 in Philadelphia and she was one of four children born to the late Harry and Ella Milligan. She moved from Philadelphia to Collings Lakes in 1958 with her husband William Graham. Marie enjoyed her family and loved spending with her grandchildren and was an active member of the Williamstown Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star for many years. Always with a joke and quick wit, Marie entertained family, friends and even strangers for years with stories, song and conversation. Marie was predeceased by her husband William Graham, her brother Harry Milligan and her sister Ellen Milligan. She is survived by her son William Graham III and his wife Nancy of Bridgeton, her daughters Maria Grimm and her husband Edward of Hammonton, and Nancy Whitcraft and her husband Jack of Washington Township. Also surviving are her four grandchildren William Graham IV, Edward Grimm III, Gia Marie Grimm, and Jack Whitcraft, and her beloved sister Dorothy Myers. A viewing will be held Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Martin De Porres, 129 Park Avenue in Hammonton, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 12:00 PM. Burial will follow at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Williamstown. In lieu of flowers family requests donations to the charity of donors choice. Arrangements by the Carnesale Funeral Home in Hammonton.